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I don't know where to start. I am looking for my Father's Grandparents side (Case), , John Case b.1733 married Mary Headen in Knockanarragh,Ire.,Benjamin?,Thomas (1782-Ireland),Joseph (b.1774,married Elizabeth Patton in Limerick,Ireland in 1816).                                                                                       

 Father's Mother's side (Gourley):

 John b.1728 Belfast,Ire.d.1764 Allen Co.Ohio children: Thomas"Capt.b.1752 Belfast,Ire. d.1796 Camden, S.Carolina,  Hugh b.1747 Belfast, Ire. d.1820 Abbeville, S.Carolina , Robert  born in Belfast,Ire. died in Abbeville, S.Carolina , James born in Belfast, Ire. d. Abbeville, S.Carolina, John born in Belfast, Ire. d. Belfast, Ire., Arthur b. Belfast, Ireland, d. Belfast,  Ire.

 Capt.  Thomas Gourley b. 1752 Belfast, Ire. d. S.Carolina. Married Martha McNeeley in 1772 in Lancaster, PA     Children: William b. 1775 Belfast,Ire. d. 1860 Carter Co.Tn, married Elizabeth Patton in 1799 in PA., Charles McDonnell b. 1779 Belfast, Ire. d. 1839 Carter Co. Tn Married Nancy Morgan 1827, Edward b. 1780 Belfast, Ire. d. ?, James b. 1782 Belfast, Ire. d.1848 ?, married Mary"Polly" Patton 1804 in ?, Robert b. 1785 Belfast,Ire. d. 1862 Brown Co.,IN married (4 times)  Wife # l.Elizabeth Patton in 1807 Carter Co,TN,  #2. Mary Ann ? in N.C or S.C ?, #3. Nancy? in Virginia, #4. Lucinda Melton married in Brown Co.,Indiana.  I have the names of  all the children from 4 marriages.   Mary b. 1787 Belfast,Ire.d. 1861 Carter Co.,TN married William Rogers in 1814, Martha A. b. 1788 Belfast, Ire. d. 1816 Lancaster, Pa., Sara b. 1789 Belfast, Ire. d. ?, married McNeal in 1808, Thomas Jr. b. 1791 Belfast, Ire. d. 1870 or 1880 married Susannah Sarah Simerely 1829, Samuel G. b. 1795 Belfast, Ire. d. ? married Dorothy Wise 1817, John b. 1790 Belfast, Ire. d. ? married Jennie Farnworthy .

I hope with this information that someone can help me.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          . I have information that they came from Ireland (Limerick,Dublin,Knockanarragh,Belfast).

Have a nice day,

Lisa

 

 

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Thank you for your interest in Ireland Reaching Out. The first place to start your search is in your own home - talk to elders in the family - find out abouttheir parents, grandparents etc. Perhaps they have a story of one of your ancestors? Things to enquire about include: occupations, places of residence, who they were living with(people often stayed with others from their home villages after emigration), siblings & other familymembers, first names (important -as usually past from father to son/mother to daughter) ages attime of emigration, possible dates of birth/death, religious denominations. Also ask if there are anysurviving photographs, old documents or letters - record all the information you can find. Write/telephone other members of your family to check details -perhaps they can remember otherfacts about your ancestors? Hopefully when you have done this - some clues will emerge! After youhave identified the emigrant- begin tracing the steps back to Ireland. Do you know much about their emigration? The dates, the reason why they left, who they mighthave travelled with..etc.? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than theport of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, Ellis Island), this could be agood place to find more information, and perhaps even find out an exact place of origin. Shippingmanifests can be checked ?which may lead to more clues. The next thing you could do is find the counties and places in Ireland your family names are mostprevalent. Look at the website http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/ and perhapssomething will match some other clue you may have found elsewhere? If nothing turnsup ? it is advisable to try different variations of the spellings of the names. If you have a possiblefirst name you could try the Irish Census 1901, 1911 at www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ or the landvaluation record called Griffiths Valuationhttp://askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml  Also try seaching on these links. The National Archives of Irelandhttp://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/ The National Library of Irelandhttp://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspxIrish Newspaper Archives:

http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

 

SURNAME SEARCH You can check for information about the frequency of the name in the mid-19thcentury and any other variant spellings of the name here: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/

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